Cool down the enthusiasm for popular track light designs without main lighting

This is a complaint post originally published on Xiaohongshu, aiming to let more people understand the drawbacks of installing magnetic track lights at home (excluding issues like high cost and difficult maintenance of tracks later on; focusing solely on the lighting itself). Therefore, I am publishing it here on the official account.

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The ceiling height of ordinary residential homes is actually very glaring to the human eye, regardless of whether flood lamps or gridded spotlights are used in the magnetic track. At first glance, you might think, Wow! It looks beautiful, I want to install it too. However, try living under this lighting for a few years and see how you feel...

I can only say that living long-term in such a lighting environment is not beneficial to humans. The glare you are not consciously aware of is silently damaging your eyes, unless your home is a large villa with a ceiling height of four or five meters—then I take it back.

is like designing an app: many works look beautiful in the visual drafts, but when it comes to actual commercial application, the user experience falls apart.

Lighting is the same: just because you see high-end renderings on Douyin or Xiaohongshu, or "beautiful" photos or videos shot by some UP owner, doesn't mean you should be tempted to decorate your home exactly like that.

Consider the practical application and significance of different [[Luminaire]]s and [[Light / Lighting]] in various scenarios. This is something that can only be truly felt after living there for a year and a half.

Of course, if you own N homes and one of them is only occupied for a few days a year purely for aesthetic purposes, then consider this my words blown away by the wind.

Home environments are not like commercial spaces. In commercial spaces, you might only stay for a few minutes and walk through, thinking it looks good and high-end. But home is where you live and rest well for long periods every day. Staying for long periods in a lighting environment full of
glare will inevitably affect the human eye, brain nerves, and body rhythms.

If you have children at home, do not install them at all. Whether it is a track light or a spotlight, no matter how good the anti-glare effect is, it is useless. Children's eyes are not fully developed, and they have a natural curiosity for light; they will stare at the light. The harmfulness of such highly focused luminaires is self-evident.

I have seen children's rooms designed with no main lights. A home's luminaire and lighting are not for taking photos to post online to show off how good they look; they are for living in, ensuring comfort for family members' eyes and well-being.

I've seen interior designers hired by homeowners install magnetic track lighting around every room in the house, including the living room, master bedroom, and children's room. The designer seemed so afraid the homeowner wasn't foolish enough that they almost installed magnetic track lighting around the kitchen and bathroom as well.

It's hard enough paying off the mortgage; don't let unscrupulous designers and renovation companies exploit you with their shady practices.

Similarly, installing linear lights on the wall directs light straight into your eyes; if luminance is not properly controlled, it can be blinding.

Some users directly install linear lights as the main lighting in corridors like the one shown, finding them particularly cool; the glare is unimaginable.

After posting on Xiaohongshu, there were quite a few different user reactions; some even suspected I was a competitor in the industry specifically trying to discredit magnetic track lights

Of course, I still hold my opinion; after all, home decoration aesthetics vary from person to person. Some users may overlook personal health and comfort in favor of the aesthetic and decorative appeal of their living spaces. It is a free choice; whether users listen or accept it is up to them, and I do not insist on it.

Finally, reiterate: The core goal of lighting design in residential spaces is a healthy and comfortable light environment.